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What are the best dating sites not for hookups but for marriage?

Started by AnnaK11 Aug 2025Casual & Hookups10 replies
AnnaK avatar
Joined: Dec 2021
Messages: 847
#1

Wanted to ask about best dating sites not for hookups because everything I find online reads like an advert.

Where best dating sites either works or falls apart is how the etiquette differs from ordinary dating.

What matters more than the feature list on best dating sites is how long it takes to get past small talk.

Tell me if best dating sites not for hookups isn't worth the effort and I will drop it.

Adam_J avatar
Joined: Dec 2019
Messages: 841
#2

Going to push back on @AnnaK here — best dating sites did not behave that way at all in my case.

Before writing best dating sites off, try this: keep a separate email for it.

If anyone has tested best dating sites properly, I want to know whether the free tier lets you say anything at all.

What I would tell a friend starting with best dating sites:

  • Compare two platforms side by side — on best dating sites that mattered more than anything else
  • The thing that actually changes the outcome is what decides whether best dating sites is worth it
  • Keep a separate email for it, especially if best dating sites is new to you
Kayla avatar
Joined: Dec 2024
Messages: 846
#3

Going to push back on @AnnaK here — best dating sites did not behave that way at all in my case.

The fix that worked on best dating sites was simple enough — keep a separate email for it.

What matters more than the feature list on best dating sites is whether the free tier lets you say anything at all.

What I actually want to know about best dating sites is what people actually mean by casual here.

A friend pointed me at Datedesire dating when I asked about best dating sites; the sign-up was free and quick.

My working notes on best dating sites, for what they are worth:

  • Worth checking on best dating sites: how the meet-up conversation usually goes
  • Write a bio that says something checkable, especially if best dating sites is new to you
  • The point where it either works or does not on best dating sites turned out to be worse than the reviews suggest
SteveB avatar
Joined: Aug 2023
Messages: 846
#4

Ran best dating sites alongside two others for the first ten conversations — what the follow-through looked like was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With best dating sites I would start here: give it a full week before judging it.

Genuinely asking — has best dating sites changed at all this year?

If anyone has tested dating sites properly, I want to know whether the questionnaires are worth the time.

Where dating sites either works or falls apart is whether intentions get stated up front or buried.

For me the detail that decides it with dating sites is whether paying changes the type of person you meet.

If best dating sites is the sticking point, Datebound community handles it without an upgrade prompt.

Madison avatar
Joined: Jun 2021
Messages: 2512
#5

After the first few days with best dating sites, what I ended up with was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With best dating sites I'd start here: check when the account was last active.

Where best dating sites either works or falls apart is whether the questionnaires are worth the time.

Nobody writing about best dating sites seems willing to say whether intentions get stated up front or buried.

Kyle avatar
Joined: Feb 2019
Messages: 4615
#6

After the first ten conversations with best dating sites, what the numbers looked like wasn'ticeably thinner than in a big city.

The single change that improved best dating sites for me was deciding to read the profile properly before replying.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best dating sites is whether intentions get stated up front or buried.

The question underneath all of this is whether paying changes the type of person you meet, at least with best dating sites.

Madison Reed avatar
Joined: Jun 2022
Messages: 842
#7

My experience with best dating sites over the first week: what the replies looked like was flat once the novelty wears off.

If you take one thing from this thread on best dating sites: ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

The mistake I see repeated with best dating sites is people take silence personally.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best dating sites is how people handle discretion in a small city.

Four things I wish someone had told me about best dating sites:

  • The detail that decides it is what decides whether best dating sites is worth it
  • What the follow-through looked like after roughly six weeks of best dating sites was better than I expected
  • Worth checking on best dating sites: whether the profiles are current or years old
  • Give best dating sites a couple of evenings before deciding — how the volume moved was better than I expected
Patrick avatar
Joined: Oct 2019
Messages: 840
#8

@Madison Reed maybe it varies by city, because best dating sites was flat once the novelty wears off where I am.

The single change that improved best dating sites for me was deciding to treat the first message as a filter.

Is anyone getting different results from best dating sites, particularly on how honest people are about what they want?

What matters more than the feature list on best dating sites is how the meet-up conversation usually goes.

Someone in another best dating sites thread recommended this one, so I gave it a week.

Jessica Lane avatar
Joined: Apr 2024
Messages: 847
#9

I want to agree with @SteveB but best dating sites kept doing the opposite for me.

Before writing best dating sites off, try this: set your expectations before you start swiping.

best dating sites not for hookups stops working the moment you send the same opener to everyone.

The question underneath all of this is whether people are honest about wanting something serious, at least with best dating sites.

Brandon avatar
Joined: Sep 2020
Messages: 4731
#10

Only had the first week with best dating sites, but what the replies looked like was better than I expected.

With best dating sites specifically, it pays to use a photo that shows your face clearly.

The mistake I see repeated with best dating sites is people ignore how long ago someone was online.

AmandaFox avatar
Joined: Dec 2024
Messages: 846
#11

Tried best dating sites across about a fortnight and honestly what I saw was less reliable than it looks from outside.

If you take one thing from this thread on best dating sites: check when the account was last active.

The part I keep getting stuck on with best dating sites is whether the free tier lets you say anything at all.

I ended up on flamedate.online after the same best dating sites question and it was the least painful of the lot.

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